Evolve Ca Education Fund INC

Tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-0799875

The Evolve Education Fund is dedicated to educating Californians about some of the most pressing issues facing our state today.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$334K
+362% vs prior year
Spent
$519K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$15K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$334K
FY2025▲ +362%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$830K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$334K
Expenses
$519K
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$256K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$429K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$519K
Net assets
$15K
FY2025▼ -93%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$6K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$573K
FY2024$199K
FY2025$15K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $494K Management & general 4% · $20K Fundraising 1% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates Californians on pressing state issues.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $494K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

In 2025 we had two major areas of focus. The first was educating the public on the continued underfunding of California public schools as well the threat of money being lost from the federal government.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$334K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$374K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$519K
Ln 25
Programscol B$494K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$15K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$374K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$43K
Total revenueLn 12$334K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$300
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$131
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$15K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$64K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$210K$131
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$229K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$199K$15K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$488K$473K$11K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$767$638$122$7
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$115$328
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$11K$480$120
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$171$43
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100$100
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$519K$494K$20K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $334K$519K−$184K$15K 990 PDF
FY2024 $72K$199K 990 PDF
FY2023 $424K$429K−$6K$573K 990 PDF
FY2022 $302K$347K−$44K$523K 990 PDF
FY2021 $830K$256K$573K$568K 990 PDF
FY2020 $133K−$6K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $334,498 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$374,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$374,090
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,030$3,030
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$42,622−$42,622
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$39,592$334,498
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $518,792 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,015$8,015
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $473,095 · Management $11,321 · Fundraising $3,679$488,095
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $638 · Management $122 · Fundraising $7$767
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,713 · Management $115 · Fundraising $328$3,156
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,400 · Management $480 · Fundraising $120$12,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,378$2,378
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,067 · Management $171 · Fundraising $43$4,281
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $100$100
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $494,291 · Management $20,324 · Fundraising $4,177$518,792
Part X · Balance sheet $64,578 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,789$64,147
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $300$300
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $209,783$131
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $228,872$64,578
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,000$50,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,000$50,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $198,872$14,578
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $198,872$14,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $228,872$64,578
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$334,498
XI-2 Total expenses$518,792
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$184,294
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$198,872
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,578

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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